The Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch, a civilian agency, procures facilities, construction, maintenance, and support services across the federal court system through a distributed contracting model that has generated 2,138 contract awards since 2001. The Judicial Conference and its subordinate administrative offices within the court system manage procurement for courthouse operations, capital improvements, and facility support nationwide.

Recent contract activity is minimal. The agency closed 4 awards in 2022, 4 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 2 year-to-date in 2026. Combined potential value across the portfolio stands at $123.9 million, with $115.2 million obligated (93% of potential value). The 645 distinct prime contractors awarded across the portfolio history indicates highly fragmented competition — the top five contractors by award count hold only 50% of recent awards, and by potential value only 2%, suggesting that Judicial Branch procurement is distributed across many small, regional, and specialized vendors with no dominant incumbent.

Among recent awardees over the last five years, Achuti LLC leads by award count with 2 awards totaling $163 thousand in potential value, followed by Orion Construction, Inc., Walker Federal Services, LLC, and three other single-awardees. Orion Construction holds the largest single contract by value at $1.3 million. These vendors are episodic winners rather than incumbents; the long tail of one- or two-time awardees reflects the Judicial Branch's reliance on localized, project-based contracting tied to courthouse maintenance and facility needs across distinct jurisdictions.

Set-aside activity is modest. Two-thirds of awards (1,427 of 2,138) use no set-aside designation, reflecting the agency's broader open-competition posture. Small-business set-asides account for 15% of awards (330 total), predominantly through 8(a) sole-source awards (307 awards, 14%), with competitive 8(a), HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business collectively comprising less than 2% combined.

No recent contract solicitation activity is recorded in the source data. The combination of minimal recent award cadence and absence of open opportunities suggests limited near-term procurement velocity at the agency. Pursuit is likely viable only for vendors with regional or specialized facility-support capabilities tied to specific courthouse locations or maintenance cycles, and primarily through direct-award channels or existing court-system contracts rather than competitive solicitations.